Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Worship is broadcast at 11:00 a.m. on WCHS-580AM
304-343-8961
Next Week’s Sermon is “ANCIENT WORDS: Reconciliation”, by Bill McCoy.
Sympathy of the Congregation is extended:
- To Cindy Perdue and family on the death of her father, Orville Burdette, on October 10.
- To Sara Gaskins and family on the death of her mother, Betty Miller, on October 7.
- To the family of Esther Van Dall on her death September 28.
Children’s Bible Study: Following Time with Young Disciples and the Passing of the Peace, all children in grades one-five are invited to join us for Bible Study in room E-113. Janet Chambers will walk the children to their classroom. If this is your child’s first time visiting Children’s Bible Study, please accompany them to the room so that you can sign them in and get acquainted with our teachers.
The Lay Academy of Religion: Dr. Art Doumaux (Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry) will lead the discussion on Science and Religion when The Lay Academy meets today from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in room 201 in the Activities Building. Dr. Andrew Newberg will lecture on “How the Brain Influences Religious Behavior” (DVD). We are used to the idea that God motivates us with His love, but what role does the human brain play in this process? Free and everyone welcome. For more information, please contact the Church Office, 304 343-8961.
Presbyterian Women: The Presbyterian Women’s October luncheon will take place on Thursday, October 20, at noon in the dining room. Dr. Mark Spangler and Amanda Scott from Davis-Stuart, Inc. will be bringing an update of activities at Davis-Stuart. For reservations, call your Circle Leader or the church office, 304-343-8961.
Presbyterian Coffee Project: Coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolates, raisins, and nuts continue to be available for purchase after worship and during the week during church business hours.
Baskets Are Needed to be used to create gift baskets for holiday gifts, using items from the Presbyterian Coffee Project. Also needed is tissue paper, all colors, new and used. Items can be left in church office.
Hope Village: Volunteers are needed for Hope Village!! Yes, it’s time again to prepare for the opening of Hope Village on Sunday, November 6. Assistance is needed with the taking of inventory, publicity to the community and then the JOY of working in the shop. This is a “Joyous Mission” of serving others and having fun at the same time. Boxes will begin to arrive the week of October 17 from our beautiful artisans. Please call, text or email Mary Kay Boyle at 304-541-6943 or boyle.marykay@gmail.com. We will have sign-up sheets in the hall today. Please join us. WE NEED YOU!!!
LOGOS Field Trip: On Wednesday, October 19, the LOGOS children and youth will be having dinner at 5:15 p.m. after which they will visit the synagogue, B’nai Jacob, and Rabbi Victor Urecki to learn about Judaism and the synagogue itself. All are invited to join us for this wonderful opportunity! Participants will return to the Activities Building for pick up at the regular time.
This Week’s Food Pantry Needs: Soup and Spaghettio Type Canned Foods
Church Position Available: Marilyn Walbe, our Pastor Administrative Assistant, is retiring at the end of November. We are currently taking applications from non-church members for this full-time position. The candidate should have the ability to multi-task and maintain a pleasant demeanor when communicating with all people, while maintaining strict confidentiality. The successful candidate will be capable of working independently, manage projects and contribute to committee and team efforts. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office and database software is required. If you know of a person who meets these requirements and would be an asset to our church staff, please have them contact the church office to receive an application.
Needed: We are looking for adult and parent volunteers to help with youth group activities. Areas we need help with are preparing and serving meals, leading Bible study and Sunday School, transportation, and chaperoning events. If you are interested, please contact Payne Warner.
Church League Basketball: To be eligible to participate in Church League Basketball, you must attend church, Sunday school, Youth Group, and/or register and participate in LOGOS twice a month, on two separate dates, beginning in September. You must attend twice a month throughout the entire season (September through the end of February). Registration forms are now available. If you have any questions, please contact Payne Warner, youth@firstpresby.com.
More about the music: Below is an excerpt from Glory to God: A Companion about this morning’s middle hymn, “In the Cross of Christ I Glory”:
“Like Isaac Watts’s “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” this text can be regarded as based on Galatians 6:14. But Watts is concerned with Christ hanging on the cross, while Bowring focuses on the cross itself as symbol. Though both are very visually oriented texts, Watts imagines the cross at the time of the Crucifixion, but Bowring is more concerned with the cross “through all time.” It was once believed that the “towering o’er the wrecks of time” line in stanzas 1 and 5 was based on Bowring’s experience of seeing a soot-blackened cross on top of the remaining west wall of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Macau after a fire had destroyed the building. But Bowring was not appointed as the British consul to Canton (now Guangzhou) until 1848, twenty-three years after this hymn was published. The story has persisted, however, because people like to connect hymns to such vignettes. The text is printed here without alteration. The opening line of this hymn was engraved on the author’s tombstone.”
For more fun tidbits about our music and hymn texts, visit a church copy of Glory to God: A Companion by Reverend Carl P. Daw, Jr. M.A., M.Div., Ph.D in our church library, or look through the copy on the piano at the front of the sanctuary after worship.
Geneva Choir for youth and adults welcomes sopranos, altos, tenors, basses, and everyone in between. No prior musical experience is required; just a servant heart and a sense of humor. We rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Choir Room at the top of the stairs above the Susie Early Room. Come sing with us!
Sojourners’ Class continues to study, “Jesus and His Jewish Influences,” Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m., in room 411 in the Education Building. Dr. Jodi Magness gives her fourteenth lecture on “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Earliest Hebrew Bible” (DVD). Everyone welcome to join this time for learning and discussion.
Thanks to Our Child Care Volunteers today in our nursery, toddler and preschool rooms. All child care rooms are equipped with live video feeds of the worship service. Do you love children and babies? Call the church office,304-343-8961, to volunteer in this special ministry.
Fellowship & Recreation: There are several upcoming events to add to your calendar:
- Saturday, October 22, 2:00-4:00 p.m.: Pumpkin Carving and Painting. Please join us in the Dining Room for snacks, drinks, and music. Bring your own pumpkin and we will have all you need to carve and decorate.
- Sunday, November 6, 8:30-9:15 a.m.: Hope Village Kick-Off Breakfast We are celebrating the return of Hope Village with a kick-off breakfast in the Dining Room before Sunday school. No need to bring anything except a thankful heart that this time of year is back.
Please pray for the Session and for the members of the Strategic Planning Task Force as they seek God’s will and direction for the future of our church. Members of the Strategic Planning Task Force are Mike Graney, Kristen Harrison, Charlie Lorenson, Nikki Moses, Dave Nolan, Sandy Zando, and Bill McCoy (ex-officio).
The Cents-Ability Offering is Received Next Sunday: The Bishop of Assisi once said to St. Francis, “I think your life is too hard, too rough. You don’t possess anything in this world.” Francis replied, “My Lord, if we had possessions, we would need weapons to defend them.” The Bible tells us not to store up treasures that are perishable, but to store up treasures that cannot rot or be stolen. The people in Jesus’ day understood heavenly treasure to mean caring for the needy. What kind of treasures are you storing up? Are you willing to give a bit of your treasure to the Cents-Ability Offering? Prayerfully consider how you might be willing to give.
Youth Group: The youth will be meeting at their regular time, 6:00-8:30 p.m., tonight. Next Sunday, October 23, the youth will be meeting at Rock Lake.
Coat Drive for Flood Victims: As part of our continued effort to help those who were affected by the June floods, we have a wonderful opportunity to buy new coats for children and youth whose families lost everything in the flood. We continue to work with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Pinch who are in close relationship with 20 families who were devastated by the floods. St. Andrew’s has made a commitment to help those families for a year. Our contributions are a part of their efforts. As the cold weather will be approaching quickly, it is our desire to have all coats to St. Andrew’s for distribution on November 1. There is a bulletin board in the main church hallway with the names and sizes of the child/youth that we will be buying a coat for. PLEASE go to the board, choose a child/youth, and sign up to purchase a coat. Once purchased, please bring your coat to the church office on or by Friday, October 28. Please pin the identifying card that you take from the bulletin board on the coat to make for a smooth delivery. Thank you to all who are providing help and hope to those who been living in such turmoil and distress since the floods happened in June.
Combined Sunday School Class–October 23, ALL are Welcome, Please Come!! For the past 6 years, First Presby has been blessed to support the mission work of Bob and Kristi Rice and the long standing ministry of the Presbyterian Church serving in Congo. Please join in a combined Sunday School class in the Dining Room, as together we meet and learn from Bob and Kristi about their work and the ways God is using them and their ministry. Bob and Kristi Rice began as mission workers of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2010, where they serve with the Presbyterian Community of Congo (CPC). “God has woven Africa into our hearts and called us to serve him there.”
It is not often that we have the opportunity to meet and be together with the mission co-workers our church supports. So, please come to show your support for Bob and Kristi and see how your mission dollars are at work in the world at large. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome – you do not need to be in a Sunday School class to join in!
This Week at First Presbyterian
Sunday, 10/16
9:15 Sunday School
10:00 Music Warm-up
10:30 Worship
5:30 Lay Academy
6:00 Youth Group
Monday, 10/17
8:30 Aerobics
Tuesday, 10/18
9:30 Bible Study
10:00 Knitting Group
5:30 Fellowship & Rec
5:30 Lyres Club
7:00 Boy Scouts
Wednesday, 10/19
8:00 Wednesday Work Crew
8:30 Aerobics
11:45 Men’s Group, Bistro
5:15 LOGOS dinner
6:00 Church Fellowship Dinner
6:45 Mission Division
7:30 Worship Music Team
Thursday, 10/20
7:30 Shoney’s Group, Downtown
10:30 PW Hannah Circle
10:30 PW Ruth Circle
11:30 PW Prayer Group
12:00 PW Luncheon
5:30 Capella Bells Rehearsal
7:30 Geneva Choir
Friday, 10/21
7:00 Men’s Group
8:30 Aerobics
10:00 Women’s Outreach Bible Study
Saturday, 10/22
2:00 Pumpkin Carving
Church Fellowship Dinner, October 19 6:00 p.m.
Please make reservations by 4:00 p.m. Monday.
Please contact the church office (304-343-8961) for reservations.
Hosts: Personnel Committee & Koinonia Sunday School Class
First-time visitor, be our guest—no charge!
PRICE FOR DINNER
Adult/$7; Child 12-under/$3; Child under 3 is free
LOGOS Menu: Pepperoni Rolls, Salad & Fruit
Adult Menu: Ribs, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls & Dessert